Lost Season 6 - RE: LA X

Needs Naveen Andrews.

Halfway through S5 in my LOST rerun. Sayid just shot young Ben - introducing my sons to time paradoxes (if Sayid kills Ben he won't be there to kill Ben). I sent them to bed with a homework question - where did Locke's/Alpert's compass come from? :)

I can't hold it in any longer. Went to a friend's wedding this past weekend and Jon Gries was there! Apparently he's buds with the groom. I was too starstruck to approach him, unfortunately.

did you ask him "how much you wanna bet i can throw this football over them mountains"

That's the first thing that crossed my mind. Which is why I spared him by not saying anything.

My fiancé saw Jacob yesterday at Toronto union station, and he was lost! Hehe.

Just finished this series... can't be arsed to read upthread but holy fuck this was the lamest, most candy-ass ending imaginable. Good job writers.

Somewhat surprised one can find a petition to get the dude from Weezer to stop making albums but absolutely none came of getting Damon Lindelof to kill himself.

I loved the hell out of this show for most of its run, but season 6 and especially the final episode just completely poisoned the entire experience of discovery that I enjoyed so much about it.

Season 5 was the final season of one of my favorite shows ever. Season 6 was a long practical joke that you guys all fell for, LOL

Season 2 was my favorite, season 3 I didn't enjoy remotely, and at that point I came in with the common mentality of "well, i've made it this far!". Also there's an odd appeal to feeling part of a cult (following) that analyzes things like tattoos on sharks where are never relevant and never to be provided answers for.

[Season 5 was the final season of one of my favorite shows ever. Season 6 was a long practical joke that you guys all fell for, LOL

― I Am Kurious Assange (polyphonic), Thursday, December 30, 2010 12:42 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark

think i might just think of it this way from now on

season six wasn't even that bad, it was the way they ended the show that was the worst imho.

nah, it wasn't bad, just....pointless

all the ancient history stuff could have been so awesome but it just ended up being so stupid.

the biggest mistake this show ever made was convincing itself it was about ~characters~ and not ~super awesome sci-fi weird spooky shit~

p much

the last 2 episodes were all-time for-the-history-books here's-how-not-to-do-it utter shit

"all the ancient history stuff could have been so awesome"

disagree. no show has ever managed to backfill mythology in a satisfactory way.

i love how they spent whole episodes on Richard Eyeliner only to have him end up in his final scene looking over Miles' (pointless character) shoulder when fixing the hydraulics of the plane. Good use of character efficiency and rank.
Lupidas was the worst character. Thank god they kept that pilot shirt on him so people could remember why the fuck anyone should care about him.
Charles Witmore's plotline weaved into seasons worth of storytelling? No problem, we'll just kill him off before anyone wonders why he (or his wife, or Daniel Farraday... the worst actor) was even mentioned in the first place.

The whole LOTR ending: shiny, liquid, monumental task (ring = cork, Desmond+Jack+Locke = Sam+Frodo+Gollum) parallel was just slopped together in the 11th hour obviously.

I mean, I could go on or spend hours reading the 50k unread skipped messages above but I'm just too bummed to. Fuck you JJ Abrams.

I mean, even the worst episodes in the first 5 episodes (Jack goes to Thailand, the Soap Opera couple with the gems) were somewhat defensible compared to this "oh fuck, how do we try and end this"

^^^first 5 seasons^^^

hahaha everytime this thread gets bumped i am instantly filled w/NERD RAGE thx to how bummed out i was by the ending

'even the worst episodes in the first 5 episodes (Jack goes to Thailand, the Soap Opera couple with the gems) were somewhat defensible compared to this "oh fuck, how do we try and end this"'

you don't think they are symptoms of the same disease?

Anytime a TV producer says "don't worry, there is a grand story/theme unifying all of this together, just wait and you will find out eventually"...

the most annoying thing is that after season 3 they went to ABC and asked for a finish date, IN ORDER TO SAVE THEMSELVES THE TROUBLE OF FLOUNDERING once the show got cancelled in season 9 or w/e. as a fan i remember being so stoked at this announcement and feeling assured that they were going to make the most out of every episode now that they knew exactly how many they had left.

then they went and started introducing new characters/arcs when they had like 4 episodes left. so dumb.

i think the thing that pisses me off even more than the awful ending are the ppl on the internet who try to defend it

Surely there are no such creatures.

also... Sayid Jarrah may be the worst written character in the history of TV. Gah....

It's a good thing he ended up in "the afterlife" with the woman he loved, killed for, kept a picture in his wallet for decades... lollllll

well give credit where it's due, that was the actor's idea, wasn't it?

Dunno how Sayid made the final cut for walking into the light when he was still casually killing dudes in purgatory.

yeah, was wondering if he bribed the writers. poor Nadia.

nb that church is like 2 mins away from my house and i get bummed every time i drive by it now

I'm just too bummed to. Fuck you JJ Abrams.

~love is over~

Executive producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse stated that they "always envisioned Lost as a show with a beginning, middle, and end," and that by announcing when the show would end that viewers would "have the security of knowing that the story will play out as we've intended."[7] Lindelof and Cuse stated that securing the 2010 series-end date "was immensely liberating" and helped the series rediscover its focus.[10] Lindelof noted, "We're no longer stalling."[10] Executive producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse stated that they "always envisioned Lost as a show with a beginning, middle, and end," and that by announcing when the show would end that viewers would "have the security of knowing that the story will play out as we've intended."[7] Lindelof and Cuse stated that securing the 2010 series-end date "was immensely liberating" and helped the series rediscover its focus.[10] Lindelof noted, "We're no longer stalling."[10]

"We always envisioned that the end of the show would come off tossed-off, corny and sloppy"

The producers planned to wrap up mysteries, such as the reason the Dharma periodic resupply drops continue after the purge,[11] Walt's unusual abilities,[12] and the "bird" from "Exodus Pt. 2" and "Live Together, Die Alone Pt. 1".[13] However, these three mysteries, among others, were left unresolved. Matthew Fox said in an interview that in the final season, the characters of Jack Shephard and John Locke "will come head to head." It was also claimed that a third of the way through the final season, the two timelines would be "solidified into one" and "will be very linear – no more flashbacks, nothing;" however this did not become the case.[14] He also claimed to be the only cast member to know the ending of the series,[15] though Lindelof has clarified that Fox only knew things that were relevant to his character.[16]

During Comic-Con 2009, numerous sixth-season reports were made. Carlton Cuse stated both the time travel and flash-forward seasons were over, and they were moving into something different for the sixth season.[17] Josh Holloway stated his character Sawyer would revert to his old self after the loss of Juliet.[17] Cuse and Lindelof stated that the Dharma Initiative would no longer play a large role in the show,[18] but the "Dharma-Michigan connection" would play a significant role in season six. However, this did not happen.[19] Lindelof stated that the producers had a direct hand in the production of the season six promotional poster that was first displayed at Comic-Con, and that everything in it was intentional; he also made a reference to the Abbey Road cover in connection to the poster.[12] Season six was the first and only season of Lost ever to not feature any kind of preview or official promotional material such as sneak peeks and promo pictures for future episodes since the Lost producers considered any single frame from the first episodes to be too revealing. According to Lindelof, "even a single scene from the show would basically tip what it is we're doing this year, and what it is we're doing this year is different than what we've done in other years."[20][21][22] Lindelof has also emphasized that the flashes-sideways are important, stating "People are saying [they] don't need these stories and all we can say is they're absolutely 100 percent necessary to tell the story of Lost, and hopefully by the end of the season it will be more obvious as to why."[23] He also noted that the term "flash-sideways" was deliberately used instead of "alternate reality" because viewers might otherwise "infer that one of them isn't real, or one of them is real and the other is the alternate to being real."[24] When asked to describe the last three episodes, Lindelof said "Water."[13]

When asked to describe the last three episodes, Lindelof said "Water."[13] When asked to describe the last three episodes, Lindelof said "Water."[13]When asked to describe the last three episodes, Lindelof said "Water."[13] When asked to describe the last three episodes, Lindelof said "Water."[13]
When asked to describe the last three episodes, Lindelof said "Water."[13] When asked to describe the last three episodes, Lindelof said "Water."[13]
When asked to describe the last three episodes, Lindelof said "Water."[13] When asked to describe the last three episodes, Lindelof said "Water."[13]
When asked to describe the last three episodes, Lindelof said "Water."[13] When asked to describe the last three episodes, Lindelof said "Water."[13]
When asked to describe the last three episodes, Lindelof said "Water."[13] When asked to describe the last three episodes, Lindelof said "Water."[13]
When asked to describe the last three episodes, Lindelof said "Water."[13] When asked to describe the last three episodes, Lindelof said "Water."[13]
When asked to describe the last three episodes, Lindelof said "Water."[13] When asked to describe the last three episodes, Lindelof said "Water."[13]

I am still amazed that neither of these writer dudes has been punched out in a bar somewhere by an outraged fan.

When asked to describe the last three episodes, Lindelof said "Daniel Farraday on piano joined by Drive Shaft performing 'You All Everybody' for eternity."[106]

^^^lol

regrets dept: not having a copy of that ready when i dj'd the season 6 wrap party last spring

"People are saying they don't need these stories and all we can say is they're absolutely 100 percent necessary to tell the story of Lost, and hopefully by the end of the season it will be more obvious as to why."

lol considering the s6 flashes are pointless

but... we get to see ben as a machiavellian public school teacher.

think the thing that pisses me off even more than the awful ending are the ppl on the internet who try to defend it

― max, Thursday, December 30, 2010 1:19 PM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

Surely there are no such creatures.

― WARS OF ARMAGEDDON (Karaoke Version) (Sparkle Motion)

whereas I refer you to this:
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/vine/showthread.php?t=2252175&highlight=obsess+lost&page=102
^page of the thread in which the lost finale has just ended and the nerds have conglomerated for the tearful appraisal

Much like Season 6 itself, I'm going to pretend that doesn't exist.

It just infuriates me that those on the pro-finale side, again and again, defend how the ending worked in the context of the last 4 episodes but seem to be completely oblivious as to how it applies to the other 5 years of the show's existence.

or that it sucked.

I just got to Sun, Jin and Sayid dying on the sub in my rewatch. I should really stop there and pretend the show was abruptly cancelled.

One thing I liked about Season 6... Alexis Rousseau got hawtttt. Right? She's over 18 I hope. eep